The race for the GOP nomination is still an open book, after Herman Cain's surprise straw poll win in Florida and renewed calls for Chris Christie to run. We'll be discussing that in tonight's show, along with some of these stories. Herman Cain: Straw poll win 'not a protest vote'President Obama blasts Rick Perry on... read more

Big changes are coming to No Child Left Behind law, an education relic of the Bush administration. During a speech at the White House today, President Obama announced his plan to change the way public schools are evaluated.Instead of adhering to students passing a state-required test, he’s giving states the option to make up their own program to... read more

When I was little, I remember I couldn't wait till I was a grown up so I could sign official documents with my signature. Even now, I practice signing my name during meetings (c'mon, we all do it).So who would have thought that this signature belonged to Jacob Lew, Director of the OMB. Here's a close-up: read more

Rick Perry and Mitt Romney sparred about Social Security, health care and what is and is not in their respective books. And who could forget that jaw-dropping moment when the crowd booed a gay soldier.msnbc's Lawrence O'Donnell discussed the winners and losers with msnbc's Chris Hayes and Howard Fineman and Sam Stein, both of The... read more

It's raining outside the The Last Word HQ. It's Friday. It's time for something ridiculous from the Interwebs. I give you: goats standing on tree branches. Sent to me earlier today by my friend Tricia, these photos show the native Tamri goats from Morocco. These goats have learned how to CLIMB the Argan trees in Morocco because... read more

The audience stole the show yet again at a Republican debate. The most cringe-worthy moment of last night's event came when the crowd booed a gay soldier serving overseas in Iraq.Soldier Stephen Hill posed a question via YouTube to Rick Santorum, addressing the repeal of DADT. Hill said he's had to "lie about who read more

The execution of Troy Davis drew an unprecedented amount of media attention. But where was the outrage over Derrick Mason who was put to death in Alabama today? Lawrence has more in the Rewrite. read more

Rick Perry and Mitt Romney sparred about Social Security, health care and what is and is not in their respective books. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell discusses the winners and losers with MSNBC's Chris Hayes and Howard Fineman and Sam Stein, both of The... watch

The execution of Troy Davis drew an unprecedented amount of media attention. But where was the outrage over Derrick Mason who was put to death in Alabama today? MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has more in the Rewrite. watch

What happens to the person whose job it is to kill someone on death row? Jeanne Woodford, the Executive Director of Death Penalty Focus and former prison warden of San Quentin, joins the show to describe her experience. watch

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Lawrence O’Donnell brings his extraordinary background in politics and entertainment to “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” airing weeknights on MSNBC. Drawing upon his experience as a former chief of staff on the Senate Finance Committee and as an Emmy-winning executive producer and writer of “The West Wing,” O’Donnell gives the last word and rewrites the most compelling stories of the day.